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Probate - how long?

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  • SnowMan
    SnowMan Posts: 3,530 Forumite
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    edited 9 January at 10:57AM
    And here is my chart from that data of the average wait times over time for digital/paper, stopped/non stopped grants issued up to November 2024.


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  • durks
    durks Posts: 8 Forumite
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    Just to mention that I submitted an application for Confirmation (i.e. Probate up here in Scotland) at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court in person in mid November 2024, and subsequently received the completed Grant of Confirmation in early January 2025. So the entire process was unexpectedly speedy.

    The staff at the Court were helpful and kind.

    I hope that might be of help to other people who need to do the same thing.
  • Just about to submit so thank you for this SnowMan 👌🏻 
  • Further to this..

    Online submission, excepted estate, will in the post on Friday and delivered to the probate office on Monday. 

    Notification on the portal that delays of upto four weeks to get documents scanned and associated with cases so wasn’t expecting much. 

    Following Thursday - two emails:
    1) document scanned and, 15 mins later
    2) probate had been granted!

    mentally fast. Just waiting for the physical copy to appear now. 
  • dkay5701
    dkay5701 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    I'm about to send mine off for my Dad tomorrow so will keep the forum updated.  

    Sadly I went through the same process for my Mum 18 months ago and the timescale was the following:

    20/11/2023 application sent
    29/11/2023 documents received email
    14/01/2024 probate granted.

    This was fast at the time but it looks like it is getting quicker for the grant so hopefully no issues.  Both applications were below IHT threshold.
  • Returner
    Returner Posts: 22 Forumite
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    I submitted an application on Monday 27th January. Simple excepted estate with property and assets going to children. Filed online. Probate granted on Friday 31st January so 4 days. I keep having to go back to my online account to check I didn't dream it! It will be interesting to see how long the grant takes to arrive in the post. 
  • Swiss_Danny67
    Swiss_Danny67 Posts: 18 Forumite
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    Returner said:
    I submitted an application on Monday 27th January. Simple excepted estate with property and assets going to children. Filed online. Probate granted on Friday 31st January so 4 days. I keep having to go back to my online account to check I didn't dream it! It will be interesting to see how long the grant takes to arrive in the post. 
    Same here. Online application as sole executor, excepted estate (just) late on Thu 23/1, posted will on Fri. Email confirming receipt on Wed 29/1 and five minutes later email confirming grant. Originals arrived Fri 31/1. The manager at the building society said someone else had just had three day turnaround.
  • dkay5701
    dkay5701 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    edited 6 February at 11:34AM
    All done!  That was ridiculously fast.

    29/01/2025 - Documents sent
    31/01/2025 - Signed for on Royal Mail
    05/02/2025 - Email saying documents received (1140)
    05/02/2025 - Email saying probate approved. (1240)

    Arrived at HMCTS on Friday and approved by Wednesday.  

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